Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	father_n	heaven_n	power_n	10,075	5	4.8632	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31555	Sylla's ghost a satyr against ambition and the last horrid plot.	C. C.	1683 (1683)	Wing C300aA; ESTC R5627	6,750	17

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